2022 Finals Announcement

An in-person National Student Auditions event was held at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Illinois in October 2022 for post-secondary students.

Student winners’ names are followed by the name of the primary voice teacher.

CATEGORY American Negro Spiritual

AS7: 1st-3rd Yr College
1st place: Valencia Smith- Jennifer Mather
2nd place: Adora Snead- Amanda Taylor

CL5-2: Lower Classical Treble
1st place: Isabelle Murphy- Christopher Goeke
2nd place: Chloe Beal- Lynda Marshall
3rd place: Reilly Roman - Sarah Holman
Honorable Mention:
Elise Cressey- Christina Ray
Joanna Percy- Sarah Homan

CL5-3: Lower Classical Treble
1st place: Zoe Meier- Anne Daehn
2nd place: Quincy Brown- Carol Chapman
3rd place: Lanie Anthan- Leanne Freeman-Miller
Honorable Mention:
Havyn Fish- Leanne Freeman-Miller
Kiera Quintana- Martha Hart

CL6-1: Lower Classical TBB
1st place: Connor Stockam- Chris Thompson
2nd place: Justin Vis- Leanne Freeman-Miller
3rd place: Silas Merrell- Thomas Huber
Honorable Mention:
Jack John Barham- Laurie Lewis-Fritz
Grayson Gardner- Thomas Huber
Stephen Stoscher- Christopher Lorimer

CL6-2: Lower Classical TBB
1st place: Adam Phillips- Leanne Freeman-Miller
2nd place: Miles Stamper- Chris Thompson
3rd place: Nicholas Arnberger- Jane Munson-Berg
Honorable Mention:
Carrick O’Bleness- Kyle Stegall
Kale Conway- Neal Woodruff

CL7-1: Upper Classical Treble
1st place: Delaney Downs-Leanne Freeman-Miller
2nd place: Charis Cumings- Sarah Homan
3rd place: Delaney Schanthorst- Leanne Freeman-Miller
Honorable Mention:
Sandra Paz-Garcia- Leanne Freeman-Miller
Emma Gulovsen- Carol Chapman

CL7-2: Upper Classical Treble
1st place: Molly McDonough- Leanne Freeman-Miller
2nd place: Jorie Clark- Amy Fuller
3rd place: Whitley Foehner- Martha Hart
Honorable Mention:
Kelly Beekman- Martha Hart
Margaret Jordahl- Ann Daehn

CL7-3: Upper Classical Treble
1st place: Abby Kate Boeschen - Leanne Freeman-Miller
2nd place: Emma West- Cynthia Oeck-Solomon
3rd place: Rachel Misner- Stephen Tharp
4th place: Emily Kouzios- Rebecca Von Kamp
Honorable Mention:
Joanna Angumei- Jennifer Mather
Madeline Johnson- William Hudson

CL8-1: Upper Classical TBB
1st place: Yonathan Astatke- Kyle Stegall
2nd place: Matthew Juhlin- Chris Thompson
3rd place: Spencer Domer- Troy Castle
Honorable Mention:
P. Rob Brown- Amy Johns
Samuel Moore- Bonnie Jenkins

CL8-2: Upper Classical TBB
1st place: Cole Stephenson- Chad Sonka
2nd place: Matthew Pacheco- Christopher Lorimer
3rd place: David Gartner- Troy Castle
Honorable Mention:
Henry Braeske- Kyle Stegall
Evan Caverly- Jennifer Mather

CL9-1: Advanced Classical Treble
1st place: Mariah Dale- Christine Seitz
2nd place: Dani Major - Kyle Stegall
3rd place: Toni Rainey- Ann Daehn
Honorable Mention:
Lisa Buhelos- Yvonne Redman
Faith Fullen- Kyle Stegall
Mackenzie Taylor- Yvonne Redman

CL9-2: Advanced Classical Treble
1st place: Madalyn Kiewiet- Carol Chapman
2nd place: Peiqi Huang- Ollie Davis
3rd place: Carly Wingfield- Yvonne Redman
Honorable Mention:
Amelia Lufkin- Kyle Stegal
Jennifer Rea- Emily Truckenbrod

CL10: Advanced Classical TBB
1st place: Jan Veljak- Chris Thompson
1st place: Brendan Sienko- Chris Thompson
3rd place: James Reynolds- Jane Munson-Berg
Honorable Mention:
Lifan Deng- Karen Brunssen
Daniel Cruz- Scott Uddenberg

CL11: Adult Classical Treble Voice
1st place: Miriam Carter- Mina McIntire
2nd place: Machelle Knittel- Michelle McIntire

CATEGORY MUSICAL THEATRE

MT5-1: Lower Musical Theatre Treble
1st: Jane Wester - Ann Daehn
2nd: Laynie Rienow- Neal Woodruff
3rd: Tristin Prewitt - Amy Johns

Honorable Mention:
Regan Bobich- Jennider Mather
Elizabeth Button- Karen Kanakis

MT5-2: Lower Musical Theatre Treble
1st: Emily Turner- Stella Roden
1st: Ana Quezada- Neal Woodruff
3rd: Baylor Cluver- Adriana Martinez
Honorable Mention:
D’Jaliana Herring- Neal Woodruff
Faith Kimball- Benjamin Laur

MT6: Lower Musical Theatre TBB
1st: Sam Wise- Brandon Russell
2nd: Warren Swedberg- Christopher Thompson
3rd: Evan Gagliardo - Steven Tharp

MT7-1: Upper Musical Theatre Treble
1st: Rachel Misner- Steven Tharp
2nd: Sadie Dickerson- Brandon Russell
2nd: Valencia Smith- Jennifer Mather
Honorable Mention:
Sophia Mitchell- Benjamin Laur
Anna Pendergrass- Amy Johns

MT7-2: Upper Musical Theatre Treble
1st: Alexandra Williams- Jennifer Mather
2nd: Adora Snead- Amanda Taylor
3rd: Marisa Costantino- Neal Woodruff
Honorable Mention:
Amanda Obeso- Kyle Stegall
Olivia Reamer- Scott Uddenberg
Mikayla Tackaberry- Neal Woodruff

MT8: Upper Musical Theatre TBB
1st: P. Robert Brown- Amy Johns
2nd: Spencer Domer- Troy Castle
3rd: Giovanni Valforte- Chris Thompson
4th: Yonathan Astatke- Kyle Stegall
Honorable Mention:
Nikolas Baumert- Stella Roden
Tyler Helm- Christopher Goeke

MT9: Advanced Musical Theatre Treble
1st: Dani Major- Kyle Stegall
2nd: Heather Martin- Leann Schuering

MT11/12: Adult Musical Theatre
1st:Machelle Knittel- Michelle McIntire
2nd: Kyle Ptacek- Michelle McIntire